PART 1 Introduction

Citation and commencement _I1

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Leghold Trap and Pelt Imports (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and come into force on exit day.

PART 2 Amendment of retained direct EU legislation

Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards _I2

2. —(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 prohibiting the use of leghold traps in the Community and the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species originating in countries which catch them by means of leghold traps or trapping methods which do not meet international humane trapping standards is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2—

[^F1 (a) for the words “the Community” substitute “Great Britain”; ^F1]

(b) omit the words “by 1 January 1995 at the latest”.

(3) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph (1)—

(i) for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ” ;

(ii) for the words “inasmuch as” substitute “ where ” ;

(iii) omit the words “as of 1 January 1995”;

(b) omit paragraph (2);

[^F2 (c) after paragraph (2), insert—

“ 3. Paragraph 1 does not apply—

(a) where the pelts originate from an approved country; or

(b) to the introduction of—

(i) any goods into Northern Ireland, or

(ii) any goods subject to a transit procedure and travelling to Northern Ireland, other than goods subject to a transit procedure and travelling to Great Britain.

3A. For the purposes of paragraph 1, goods entering Northern Ireland subject to a transit procedure and travelling to Great Britain are to be treated as being introduced into the United Kingdom on their entry into Great Britain.

3B. In this Article, “transit procedure” means—

(a) a transit procedure referred to in section 3(4)(b) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018; or

(b) a transit procedure referred to in Article 210(a) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the Union Customs Code, as it has effect by virtue of section 7A of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018. ” . ^F2]

(4) In Article 4, for the first paragraph substitute—

[^F3 “ For the purposes of Article 3, pelts are to be considered to originate from an approved country only where the designated competent authority of the country from which the pelts, or the goods into which the pelts has been incorporated, have been exported or re-exported to the UK has certified, in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 , that such pelts originate in—

(a) an approved country; or

(b) the United Kingdom. ” ^F3] .

(5) Omit Article 6.

(6) After Article 6, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 . _I3

3. —(1) Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 laying down provisions on the certification of pelts and goods covered by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 1—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “that for external transit” substitute “ a transit procedure ” ;

(ii) for “customs territory of the Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ” ;

(iii) in subparagraph (a), for the words from “a country appearing in the list” to “that country” substitute [^F4 "an approved country or the United Kingdom" ^F4] ;

(iv) omit subparagraph (b);

(b) in paragraph 2, for the words from “shall surrender” to “Community” substitute “ must, on the importation of goods into the United Kingdom, present to the border customs office a certificate ” ;

(c) after paragraph 2, insert—

“ 3. In this Article, “ an approved country ”, in relation to the pelts of any species (and goods incorporating such pelts) means a country listed in the Annex to Council Decision 97/602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 . ” .

(3) In Article 2—

(a) in paragraph 1, for the words from “one of the official languages” to the end substitute “ English ” ;

(b) omit paragraph 3.

(4) In Article 3—

(a) in paragraph 1—

(i) for “Community” in each place where it occurs substitute “ United Kingdom ” ;

(ii) before “re-export” insert the words “ export or ” ;

(b) in paragraph 2—

(i) for “Community” substitute “ United Kingdom ” ;

(ii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3626/82 ” in the first place where it occurs substitute “ Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 on the protection of species of wild fauna and flora by regulating trade therein ” ;

(iii) for “Regulation (EEC) No 3262/82 in the second place where it occurs substitute “ Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97 ” .

(5) Omit Article 4.

(6) After Article 4, omit the words from “This Regulation” to “Member States.”.

(7) Omit the Annex.

Council Decision (EC) No 97/602 concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 _I4

4. —(1) Council Decision (EC) No 97/602 concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 is amended as follows.

(2) For Article 1 substitute—

“ 1. The Annex to this Decision lists the approved countries referred to in [^F5 Article 3(3) ^F5] of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 , and specifies in respect of each country the species in relation to the pelts of which the country in question is approved. ” .

(3) Omit Articles 2 and 3.

(4) For the Annex, substitute the Annex set out in the Schedule.

PART 3 Revocation of retained direct EU legislation

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5. The following instruments are revoked—

(a) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1771/94 laying down provisions on the introduction into the Community of pelts and manufactured goods of certain wild animal species;

(b) Commission Decision (EC) No 98/188 amending Council Decision 97/602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 ;

(c) Commission Decision No 98/596 amending Council Decision 97/602/EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 .

Regulation 4(4)

SCHEDULE 1 Substituted Annex to Council Decision (EC) No 97/602 /EC concerning the list referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 3(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 3254/91 and in Article 1(1)(a) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 35/97 _I6,I7

“ ANNEX List of countries and species referred to in Article 1